Category Archives: Found Objects

Recycling old paintbrushes into iconic portraiture, Rebecca Szeto has found a wonderful niche for her artworks. After all, don’t we all hate throwing away our well loved paintbrushes? And they all end up with their own character and personality, just like people. I love the crude and sometimes crusty buildup on the garments where the paint has dried up, time after time.

Kenneth Graves’ collages are weirdly surreal, wonderfully composited treasures of an off-the-wall nature, sparking interest and wonderment. With whimsical vision they are carefully crafted from vintage images and tidbits of crafty objects, benefitting from Ken’s formal training as a photographer.

Jessica creates wonderful assemblage creatures using an array of remnants from the natural world, obsolete bits of antique mechanical mechanisms, vestment trims, glass eyes and other oddball artifacts. Just found Jessica’s oh-so-cool creatures and while googling her, came across …

Second In a Series on Bay Area Artists: Inspired by the “This Town” Exhibit at Eclectix Gallery, Thru August 16th Peter Tonningsen is a fine art photographer, living in the SF Bay Area. His work runs truly eclectic – historical …

Laurie Hassold’s masterful works cry out in their own little wiggly world. At first glance, I was struck by their symmetrical, flowering grace and elegant composure. Somehow, one knows a woman created them, both beautiful yet somehow painful. At closer …